A New York woman recently filed a lawsuit against C.R. Bard, alleging she suffered from serious side effects as a result of implantation with the medical device manufacturer’s Bard G2 filter.

The plaintiff, Florence D., alleges she was implanted with a Bard G2 filter system on Jan. 27, 2011. Unfortunately, in the years after implantation with the device, Florence says she began suffering from serious complications, leading to pain and suffering as well as significant medical expenses.

According to the lawsuit, the Bard G2 filter is associated with a high rate of complications like perforation, fracture, migration, and excessive tilting. However, the lawsuit alleges, Florence was not adequately warned about these risks prior to implantation with the Bard G2 filter device.

Florence filed her Bard G2 filter lawsuit on Sept. 5, 2018 in the U.S. District Court for the Buffalo Division of the Western District of New York. The lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including negligence, failure to warn, design defect, manufacturing defect, breach of express and implied warranties, and several others.

A growing number of Bard G2 filter patients are filing lawsuits against the device’s manufacturer, alleging that they have suffered from serious complications as a result.

Bard G2 Filter Complications

An IVC filter, also known as an inferior vena cava filter, is a medical device implanted in a patient’s main vein to prevent blood clots from moving into their lungs and heart and causing serious damage or death. A growing number of reports in recent years have suggested that IVC filter devices like the Bard G2 filter themselves can cause serious injuries and complications, including IVC filter perforation.

Adverse event reports filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past decade show that hundreds of patients have suffered from IVC filter side effects from punctured organs to filter migration, causing serious or permanent problems.

Florence is far from the first patient implanted with a Bard IVC filter like the Bard G2 filter to suffer from serious complications. Lawsuits likes this one are being filed across the U.S., claiming that the product can be too dangerous for patients—in some cases, more dangerous that the complications they are meant to treat­­­. According to these lawsuits, IVC filter devices are not worth the risk they pose to patients, but the patients had not been adequately warned about these serious side effects.

Filing a Bard G2 Filter Lawsuit

IVC filter lawsuits allege that Bard was aware that its Bard G2 filter can lead to serious complications, but continued to market and sell it anyway without regard for patient safety.

The FDA has responded to these claims about the dangers of removable IVC filter devices, recommending that the devices only be used on a temporary basis, and even then, only if medications or other treatments are deemed ineffective.

Injured patients have filed lawsuits against a number of IVC filter makers, including Bard. These lawsuits cite organ and tissue damage due to IVC filter perforation, migration and breaks, as well as other serious complications.

If you or someone you know has suffered from these or other Bard G2 filter complications, you may have cause to file a Bard G2 filter lawsuit. Filing a lawsuit does not repair the damage, but can help compensate for the physical, emotional, and financial losses felt as a result of these devices.

The Defective Bard G2 Filter Lawsuit is Case No. 1:18-cv-00970-WMS, in the U.S. District Court for the Buffalo Division of the Western District of New York.